But his delightis in the lawof the LORD,And in His lawhe meditatesdayand night.
"Thisbookof the lawshall not departfrom your mouth,but you shall meditateon it dayand night,sothat you may be carefulto doaccording to allthat is writtenin it; for thenyou will makeyour wayprosperous,and thenyou will havesuccess.
IfYour lawhad not been my delight,ThenI would have perishedin my affliction.
Your wordI have treasuredin my heart,That I may not sinagainst You.
For I joyfully concurwith the lawof Godin the innerman,
Your wordswere foundand I atethem, And Your wordsbecamefor me a joyand the delightof my heart;For I have been calledby Your name,O LORDGodof hosts.
Make me walkin the pathof Your commandments,For I delightin it.
Praisethe LORD!How blessedis the manwho fearsthe LORD,Who greatlydelightsin His commandments.
Let my meditationbe pleasingto Him; As for me, I shall be gladin the LORD.
I delightto doYour will,O my God;Your Lawis withinmy heart."
Aleph. How blessedare those whose wayis blameless,Who walkin the lawof the LORD.
For thisis the loveof God,that we keepHis commandments;and His commandmentsare not burdensome.
"I have not departedfrom the commandof His lips;I have treasuredthe wordsof His mouthmorethanmy necessaryfood.
Take painswith these things;be [absorbed] in them, sothat your progresswill be evidentto all.
The lawof Your mouthis betterto me Thanthousandsof goldand silver[pieces]. Yodh.
and then as a widowto the ageof eighty-four.She neverleftthe temple,servingnightand daywith fastingsand prayers.
I thankGod,whomI servewith a clearconsciencethe waymy forefathersdid, as I constantlyrememberyou in my prayersnightand day,
For you recall,brethren,our laborand hardship,[how] workingnightand daysoas not to be a burdento anyof you, we proclaimedto you the gospelof God.
now,will not Godbring aboutjusticefor His electwho cryto Him dayand night,and will He delay longoverthem?
O LORD,the Godof my salvation,I have criedout by dayand in the nightbeforeYou.
Isaacwentout to meditatein the fieldtowardevening;and he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,camelswere coming.
For Ezrahad sethis heartto studythe lawof the LORDand to practice[it], and to teach[His] statutesand ordinancesin Israel.